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The Ongoing Relevance of Social Conservatism

April 3rd, 2012 | 2 min read

By Matthew Lee Anderson

Every four years, pundits praise the death and irrelevance of social conservatism only to be surprised when a politician that identifies with the movement becomes nationally relevant, even if he (or she) doesn't win.  Bush beat the frontrunner McCain, then Huckabee made McCain sweat, and now Rick Santorum has hung in there longer than anyone had expected.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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